Treasure State Industries, a holding company with several diversified businesses in Montana, had this building constructed in 1959 to house the printing plant, office supply store, and office of the Flathead Courier in Polson. In 1961, the Flathead Beacon of Bigfork was founded by TSI. The Polson firms were incorporated as Treasure State Publishing Co., Inc. The Beacon was merged with the Flathead Courier by early 1963. Treasure State Publishing was sold in November of 1963, to Paul Fugleberg and Lorin Jacobson.

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